Shloka 14

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

अथापरे च राजान: परिवृत्य समन्ततः । महाबला रणे शूरा: पञ्चालानन्ववारयन्‌,इसी प्रकार दूसरे महाबली शूरवीर नरेश भी उस युद्धस्थलमें सब ओरसे लौटकर पांचालोंका ही प्रतिरोध करने लगे

Transliteration

athāpare ca rājānaḥ parivṛtya samantataḥ | mahābalā raṇe śūrāḥ pañcālān anvavārayan |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then other kings as well—mighty and heroic in battle—wheeled about on every side and began to check the Pañcālas, hemming them in and resisting their advance.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परिवृत्य: having surrounded/encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वृत्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

• महाबलाः: very strong/mighty
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शूराः: heroes/valiant (men)
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पञ्चालान्: the Panchalas
• पञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्ववारयन्: they checked/warded off/resisted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-वारय्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• kings (rājānaḥ)
• Pañcālas
• battlefield (raṇa)